اَلْحَدِيثُThe Hadithكَالتَّغْيِيرِis like the changeوَسَمَاعِand the listeningالْمِكَاءِof the blowingوَالتَّصْدِيَةِand the clappingفَيَسْمَعُونَso they hearمِنْfromالْأَقْوَالِthe sayingsوَالْأَشْعَارِand the poetryمَاwhatفِيهِis in itتَحْرِيكٌto awakenجِنْسٍthe kindالْحُبِّof loveالَّذِيwhichيُحَرِّكُstirsمِنْfromكُلِّeveryقَلْبٍheartمَاwhatفِيهِis in itمِنْofالْحُبِّloveبِحَيْثُso thatيَصْلُحُit is suitableلِلْمُحِبِّfor the loverالْأَوْتَارِof stringsوَالْصُّلْبَانِand crossesوَالْإِخْوَانِand brothersوَالْأَوْطَانِand homelandsوَالْمَرْدَانِand young menوَالْنِّسَاءِand womenكَماjust asيَصْلُحُit is suitableلِلْمُحِبِّfor the loverالرَّحْمَانِof the Most Mercifulوَلَكِنَbutكَانَthere wereالَّذِينَthose whoيَحْضُرُونَهُattend itمِنَ الشُّيُوخِof the eldersيَشْتَرِطُونَthey stipulateلَهُfor itالْمَكَانَa placeوَالْإِمْكَانَand the capabilityوَالْخُلَانَand the companionsوَرُبَّمَاand perhapsاشْتَرَطُواthey have stipulatedلَهُfor itالشَّيْخَthe sheikhالَّذِيwhoيَحْرُسُguardsمِنَ الشَّيْطَانِfrom the Devilثُمَّthenتَوَسَّعَthey expandedفِي ذَلِكَin thatغَيْرِهِمothersحَتَّىuntilخَرَجُواthey went outفِي ذَلِكَin thatإِلَىtoأَنْوَاعٍtypesمِنَ الْمَعَاصِيof disobedienceبَلْratherإِلَىtoنَوْعٍa type ofالْفُسُوقِimmoralityبَلْratherخَرَجُواthey exitedفِيهِin itطَوَائِفٌgroupsإِلَىtoالْكُفْرِdisbeliefالصَّرِيحِclearبِحَيْثُwherebyيَتَوَاجَدُونَthey existعَلَىonأَنْوَاعٍtypesمِنَ الْأَشْعَارِof poetryالَّتِيthat whichفِيهَاis in itالْكُفْرُdisbeliefوَالْإِلْحَادِand atheismمِمَّاof whatهُوَisمِنْofأَعْظَمِthe greatestأَنْوَاعِtypesالْفَسَادِof corruptionوَيُنْتِجُand it producesذَلِكَthatلَهُمْfor themمِنَfromالْأَحْوَالِconditionsبِحَسَبِهِaccording to itكَماjust asتَنْتِجُit producesلِعِبَادِthe worshippersالْمُشْرِكِينَof polytheistsوَأَهْلِand the people ofالْكِتَابِthe Bookعِبَادَاتِهِمtheir worshipsبِحَسَبِهَاaccording to itوَالَّذِيand that whichعَلَيْهِis based onمُحَقِّقُواthe researchersالْمَشَايِخِof the scholarsأَنَّهُis thatكَماjust asقَالَsaidالْجُنَيْدُAl-Junaidرَحِمَهُ اللهُmay Allah have mercy on himمِنْwhoتَكَلَّفَoverburdenedالسَّمَاعَthe listeningفَتُنَhe is testedبِهِby itوَمَنْand whoeverصَادَفَهُmeets itاسْتَرَاحَis restedبِهِby itوَمَعْنَىand the meaningذَلِكَthatأَنَّهُis thatلَاnotيُشْتَرَعُprescribedالِاجْتِمَاعُgatheringلِهَذَاfor thisالسَّمَاعُlisteningالْمُحَدِّثُthe newوَلَاand notيُؤْمَرَorderedبِهِwith itوَلَاand notيُتَّخَذَtakenدِينًاa religionوَقُرْبَةًand a devotionوَأَنَّand thatالْقُرْبَthe closenessوَالْعِبَادَاتِand the worshipsإِنَّمَاonlyتُؤْخَذُare takenعَنْfromالرُّسُلِthe messengersصَلَوَاتُ اللهِmay the peace of Allahوَسَلَامُهُand His blessings be upon himعَلَيْهِمْon themفَكَمَاfor just asأَنَّهُit isلَاnotحَرَامٌforbiddenإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatحَرَّمَهُHe has forbiddenاللهُAllahفَإِنَّهُfor indeed it isلَاnotدِينٌa religionإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatشَرَعَهُHe legislatedاللهُAllahقَالَsaidاللهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedالشُّورَىin the consultationأَمْWereلَهُمْto themشُرَكَاءٌpartnersشَرَعُواhave legislatedلَهُمْfor themمِنَ الدِّينِfrom the religionمَا لَمْwhat has notيَأْذَنْhas allowedبِهِwithاللهُAllahوَلِهَذَاand for thisقَالَsaidآلُthe family ofعِمْرَانَImranقُلْsayإِن كُنتُمْif you loveتُحِبُّونَloveاللهَAllahفَاتَّبِعُونِيthen follow meيُحِبِبْكُمُHe will love youاللهُAllahوَيَغْفِرْand He will forgiveلَكُمْfor youذُنُوبَكُمْyour sinsفَجَعَلَso He madeمَحَبَّتَهُمْtheir loveلِلَّهِfor Allahمُوجَبَةًobligatoryلِلْمُتَابَعَةِto followرَسُولِهِHis Messengerوَجَعَلَand He madeمُتَابَعَةَthe followingرَسُولِهِof His Messengerمُوجَبَةًobligatoryلِمَحَبَّةِfor the loveاللَّهِof Allahلَهُمْfor themقَالَhe saidأَبِي بِنْ كَعْبٍUbay ibn Ka'bرَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُmay Allah be pleased with himعَلَيْكُمْupon youبِالسَّبِيلِto the wayوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnahفَإِنَّهُfor indeedمَاthere is notمِنْ عَبْدٍa servantعَلَىonالسَّبِيلِthe wayوَالسُّنَّةِand the SunnahيَذْكُرُremembersاللَّهَAllahفَاقْشَعَرَّexcept that his skinجِلْدُهُshiversمِنْfromمَخَافَةِfearاللَّهِAllahإِلَّاexceptتَحَاتَّتْthat his sins fall offعَنْهُfrom himخَطَايَاهُhis sinsكَماjust asيَتَحَاتُthey drop offالْوَرَقُthe dry leavesالْيَابِسَةُfrom the treeعَنِfromالشَّجَرَةِthe treeوَمَاand there is notمِنْ عَبْدٍa servantعَلَىonالسَّبِيلِthe wayوَالسُّنَّةِand the SunnahيَذْكُرُremembersاللَّهَAllahخَالِيَاًaloneفَفَاضَتْexcept that tears overflowedعَيْنَاهُhis eyesمِنْfromمَخَافَةِfearاللَّهِAllahإِلَّاexceptلَمْthat he will notتَمَسَّهُbe touchedالنَّارُthe Fireأَبَدًاeverوَإِنْand ifاقْتِصَادًاa moderate approachفِيinسَبِيلٍthe wayوَسُنَّةٍand the Sunnahخَيْرٌis betterمِنْthanاجْتِهَادٍstrivingفِيinخِلَافٍcontradictingسَبِيلٍthe wayوَسُنَّةٍand the Sunnahفَاحْرِصُواtherefore striveأَنْthatتَكُونَyou beأَعْمَالُكُمْyour worksاقْتِصَادًاmoderateوَاجْتِهَادًاand strivesعَلَىuponمِنْهَاجِthe methodologyالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the prophetsوَسُنَّتِهِمand their Sunnahوَهَذَاand thisمَبْسُوطٌis elaboratedفِيinغَيْرِotherهَذَاthisالْمَوْضِعِlocationفَلَوْifكَانَit wasهَذَاthisمِمَّاof whatيُؤْمَرُis commandedبِهِwith itوَيُسْتَحَبُّand is preferredوَتَصْلَحُand reformsبِهِwith itالْقُلُوبُthe heartsلِلْمَعْبُودِfor the Godالْمُحِبُّthe belovedلَكَانَit would have beenذَلِكَthatمِمَّاof whatدَلَّتْindicateالْأَدِلَّةُthe evidencesالشَّرْعِيَّةُthe legislativeعَلَيْهِto itوَمِنْand amongالْمَعْلُومِknownأَنَّهُthat itلَمْ يَكُنْwas notفِيinالْقُرُونِthe centuriesالثَّلَاثَةِthe threeالْمُفَضَّلَةِpreferredالَّتِيwhichقَالَsaidفِيهَاin themالنَّبِيُّthe Prophet(صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)(peace be upon him)خَيْرٌthe bestالْقُرُونِof the centuriesقَرْنِيmy centuryالَّذِيwhichبُعِثْتُwas sentفِيهِin itثُمَّthenالَّذِينَthose whoيَلُونَهُمْfollow themثُمَّthenالَّذِينَthose whoيَلُونَهُمْfollow themلَاnotفِيinالْحِجَازِthe Hijazوَلَاand notفِيinالشَّامِthe Levantوَلَاand notفِيinالْيَمَنِYemenوَلَاand notفِيinالْعِرَاقِIraqوَلَاand notفِيinمِصْرَEgyptوَلَاand notفِيinخُرَاسَانَKhorasanأَحَدٌanyoneمِنْofأَهْلِthe people ofالْخَيْرِgoodوَالْدِّينِand the religionيَجْتَمِعُونَgatheredعَلَىonالسَّمَاعِthe listeningالْمُبْتَدَعِthe innovatedلِصَلَاحِfor the righteousnessالْقُلُوبِof the heartsوَلِهَذَاand for thisكَرِهَهُthey dislikedالْأَئِمَّةُthe imamsكَالْإِمَامِsuch as the ImamأَحْمَدَAhmadوَغَيْرِهِand othersوَعَدَّهُand considered itالشَّافِعِيُّAsh-Shafi'iمِنْ إِحْدَاثِone of the innovationsالزَّنَادِقَةِof the heretics
The Hadith is like the change and the listening of the blowing and the clapping, so they hear from the sayings and the poetry what stirs the kind of love that stirs from every heart what is in it of love so that it is suitable for the lover of strings, crosses, brothers, homelands, young men, and women, just as it is suitable for the lover of the Most Merciful. But those who attend it from the elders stipulate for it a place and the capability and companions, and perhaps they stipulated for it the sheikh who guards from the devil. Then, others expanded in that until they went out in that to types of disobedience, rather to types of immorality, rather, groups exited in it to clear disbelief where they exist on types of poetry that contains disbelief and atheism which is among the greatest types of corruption, and that produces for them from the conditions according to it just as it produces for the worshippers of polytheists and the people of the Book their worships according to it. And that which is upon the researchers of the scholars is that, as Al-Junaid may Allah have mercy on him said, 'Whoever overburdens himself with the listening is tested by it and whoever meets it is rested by it.' And the meaning of that is that it is not prescribed to gather for this new listening and is not ordered with it, nor taken as a religion and devotion, and that closeness and the worships are only taken from the messengers, may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon them. For just as there is no forbidden except what Allah has forbidden, indeed there is no religion except what Allah has legislated. Allah, the Exalted, said in the consultation, 'Or have they partners who have legislated for them from the religion what Allah has not permitted?' And for this, the family of Imran said, 'Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive your sins.' So He made their love for Allah obligatory for following His Messenger and made following His Messenger obligatory for Allah's love for them. Ubay ibn Ka'b may Allah be pleased with him said, 'Upon you is the way and the Sunnah, for indeed there is no servant on the way and the Sunnah who remembers Allah except that his skin shivers from the fear of Allah, except that his sins fall from him like dry leaves fall from the tree. And there is no servant on the way and the Sunnah who remembers Allah alone except that tears flow from him from the fear of Allah, except that the Fire would never touch him. And a moderate approach in the way and Sunnah is better than striving against contradicting the way and Sunnah, so strive to ensure that your works are a moderate approach and striving upon the methodology of the prophets and their Sunnah. And this is elaborated in other than this location, so if this were of what is commanded and preferred and reforms the hearts for the beloved God, then that would have been of what the legislative evidences indicated to it. And it is known that there was not in the three preferred centuries which the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that the best of the centuries is my century in which I was sent, then those who follow them, then those who follow them, not in the Hijaz nor in the Levant nor in Yemen nor in Iraq nor in Egypt nor in Khorasan, anyone from the people of good and religion gathered on the innovated listening for the righteousness of the hearts, and for this, the imams such as Imam Ahmad and others disliked it, and Ash-Shafi'i considered it one of the innovations of the heretics.